Flood Warning

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
922 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Alabama...

  Pea River near Ariton (US 231) affecting Coffee and Dale Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 330 AM CDT.

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922 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Pea River near Ariton (US 231).

* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, The backyard of a home near U.S. Highway
  231 and Pea River will start to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 14.2 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:00 AM CDT Monday was 14.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.3
    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just
    after midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
    14.1 feet on 01/05/2017.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3162 8571 3143 8590 3149 8593 3162 8579


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